{"id":106073,"date":"2026-02-26T06:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=106073"},"modified":"2026-02-26T06:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:23:25","slug":"narendra-modi-defended-israels-devastating-war-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=106073","title":{"rendered":"Narendra Modi Defended Israel\u2019s Devastating War On Gaza."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jerusalem; February 2026<\/strong>: Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended Israel\u2019s devastating war on Gaza, saying it stands by the country \u201cwith full conviction\u201d \u2013 despite accusations of genocide against the Palestinian people. Modi gave a speech to the Knesset, or parliament, on Wednesday, on the first day of his two-day visit and received a standing ovation as he stressed India\u2019s enduring support for Israel. India\u2019s leader was earlier greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport, where a welcoming ceremony was held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the first time an Indian leader addressed the Knesset. \u201cIndia stands with Israel firmly, with full conviction, in this moment and beyond\u201d, said Modi, condemning the October 07th, 2023, attack by Hamas-led fighters as \u201cbarbaric\u201d, adding \u201cno cause can justify the murder of civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his own Knesset speech, Netanyahu thanked India for \u201cstanding by\u201d Israel in the wake of October 7, and said the two nations shared \u201ccommon interests\u201d. He described Modi as \u201cmore than a friend, a brother\u201d. Modi said New Delhi expressed \u201cstrong support\u201d for the Gaza peace initiative approved by the UN Security Council in November. It \u201coffers a pathway\u201d, he said, adding India believes \u201cit holds the promise of a just and durable peace for all the people of the region\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Modi said the two countries are \u201ctrusted partners\u201d and this \u201ccontributes to global stability and prosperity\u201d. He described their relations as \u201cvital\u201d for trade and security, and hailed \u201csynergy\u201d on artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and other topics. \u201cWe are committed to further consolidating this relationship across many sectors\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modi\u2019s first trip to Israel was in 2017 after relations between the two countries warmed following his election in 2014. Netanyahu also visited India in 2018. India is a highly important country and Modi showing himself in these times when public opinion in India is very critical about Israel is a step that cannot be underestimated, as reiterated by political experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, in September 2025, India and Israel signed the Bilateral Investment Treaty to expand trade during far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich\u2019s visit to India. India is Israel\u2019s largest arms buyer, spending $20.5 billion on Israeli weapons between 2020 and 2024. In 2024, trade between the two, largely based on defence and security, stood at $3.9 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modi has received criticism for his support for Israel during its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, which has killed at least 72,073 people and wounded 171,756. At least 615 of those deaths occurred during the \u201cceasefire\u201d agreed between Israel and Hamas last October. Last week, India was one of the more than 100 countries condemning Israel\u2019s recent moves to expand its control of the occupied West Bank and move towards annexation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imran Masood, a parliamentarian for India\u2019s Congress party, urged Modi to address Gaza during his visit, saying, \u201cif there is any morality then he should talk about death of children in Gaza\u201d. The same was echoed by another Congress MP Priyanka Vadra. While Masood asserted, \u201cIndia\u2019s stand is clear, that it supports Palestine\u201d, said Masood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marian Alexander Baby, leader of the Communist Party of India, said Modi\u2019s embrace of Israel is \u201ca betrayal of India\u2019s anti-colonial legacy and our long-standing position in support of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people, reaffirmed by UN resolutions that India has co-sponsored and voted for\u201d. PM Narendra Modi continues his visit to Israel today, Thursday 26th February 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Maverick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jerusalem; February 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended Israel\u2019s devastating war on Gaza, saying it stands by the country \u201cwith full conviction\u201d \u2013 despite accusations of genocide against the Palestinian people. Modi gave a speech to the Knesset, or parliament, on Wednesday, on the first day of his two-day visit and received a standing ovation …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":106074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[81],"post_format":[],"flags":[],"class_list":["post-106073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news","tag-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106073"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106075,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106073\/revisions\/106075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/106074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=106073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=106073"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_format&post=106073"},{"taxonomy":"flags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fflags&post=106073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}